Africa-Press – Angola. More than 1,000 jobs are created this month, with the start of works on the Integrated Development Project of Moçâmedes Bay, in Namibe, citing Transport Ministry technician Nuno Borges.
Budgeted at US$600 million, the project includes the rehabilitation of the Saco-Mar Minaraleiro Terminal, the construction of a maritime protection barrier and other works that will boost the economic development of Namibe province, said Nuno Borges at a meeting with local entities, indicating that the start is scheduled for the first fortnight of the current month.
The hiring of staff with higher education in the field of Civil, Mechanical and Computer Engineering is already underway, followed by construction personnel, in a framework that provides for the inclusion of 35 expatriates, he said, declaring the decision
Ministry of Transport to fit young graduates hired in the province for their first job.
The source announced that seven ships with equipment will arrive in Namibe in the next few days, to begin the work that will last for 35 months. “This is a fact for the province of Namibe and it will contribute to the collection of revenue for the State coffers, having created all the administrative and financial conditions”, he guaranteed.
The work is a public-private partnership, as it is an area that is within the port’s public domain. “We, the Ministry of Transport, the Provincial Government and the Ministry of Public Works and Territorial Planning have created a package for a private initiative to advance with qualifications, we intend to make a project of great impact for the development of the country here” , he emphasized.
At this meeting, which brought together members of the Government, the Management of the Port Company of Namibe and the contractor consortium TTC/TOA, the governor of Namibe, Archer Mangueira, highlighted the need for greater involvement of the local population, thus getting to know the project in detail and their active participation in this undertaking.
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